Defining 'Aiming Point'
 

The problem is not with the 'edition', it is with the definition of Aiming Point.

The Aiming Point is defined in 6-E-2 and in the Glossary. It is that point on the Plane Line at which you direct Thrust in order to have the Hands arrive in their Impact Location. And, barring special situations, the Hands will always arrive at Impact ahead of the Aiming Point (which is typically the Ball).

For a visual, see Photo 9-3-10 (in any edition). Note the difference between the Aiming Point -- as illustrated with the ghosted 'arrow' extending from the Delivery Path to the Ball (that is the direction of Thrust) -- and the location of the Hands at Impact (well in front of this Aiming Point).

Ben's term -- "aiming point of the Hands" -- describes the location of the Hands at Impact. This concept is defined in 7-8, not 6-E-2.

Both concepts produce identical Impact Alignments...

One directly (Impact Hand Location).

And one indirectly (Aiming Point of the Thrust).

Sorry for the late reply but I've had a hard time finding this 'ghosted arrow" you speak of. Is it the black vertical arrow immediately below the hands in, for example, 9-3-6 through 9-3-9, pointing directly at the top of the ball?

If the thrust is directed in the direction of this "black arrow", what directs it, if not the hands?

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After further reading/study I no longer require any answers to these questions.